The organizations operated differently at every stage; and with each generation, the level of consciousness reached higher than before...

From 1941–2010, a new wave of political organizations emerged in Ethiopia. In a relatively brief period, their sheer magnitude numbered well into the hundreds. The Emergence and Proliferation of Political Organizations in Ethiopia follows the development of these political organizations in Ethiopia, outlining their ideologies, and their proliferation.

The book is divided into five parts. The first four parts deal with what Tiruneh refers to as the first four generations of Ethiopian political organizations which operated differently at every stage, reaching a level of higher consciousness with each successive generation. Over time, these organizations resisted being manipulated by alien powers by turning towards their indigenous roots and thus their ideologies and scope became more and more relevant to the peoples of Ethiopia as a whole. In the final part of the book, Tiruneh evaluates the ideologies of these political organizations, particularly those of the radicalized elite of the post-1960s period.

Introduction

Acronyms

Part I:The First Generation of Political Organizations (1941–1952)

1.Italy’s Occupation of Ethiopia (1936–1941)

2.Britain’s Colonial Aspiration over Ethiopia

3.The Organizations

Part II:The Second Generation of Political Organizations (1952–1961)

4.The Background

5.The Organizations

Part III:The Third Generation of Political Organizations (1968–1991)

6.The Ruling Coalition

7.The Opposition

Part IV:The Fourth Generation of Political Organizations (1991–2005)

8.TPLF Party Policy before 1991

9.Proliferation of Ethnic Organizations after 1991

10.Opposition Coalitions

11.International Mediation between the Government and the Opposition

12.The Elections

Part V:Towards an Evaluation of the Ideologies

13.The Unfinished Revolution

14.Towards an Evaluation of the Class Question

15.Towards an Evaluation of The anti-Shewan Amhara Thesis

16.Towards an Evaluation of the Right of National Self-Determination

Chapter Notes

Appendices

Index

He is the author of The Ethiopian Revolution 1974-1987: A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy.